Porsche Crest

[Arno]

Thanks, I do agree @Mike

Actually, when I coming to pick the vehicle after the service repair I discovered dirt around the hood and crest. Therefore the damage wasn’t very visible before I rinsed it off with water, and the the damage revealed itself on the emblem and PPF.

I thought at first someone maybe had closed the hood with keyes or tool in their hand, but threw that idea away since Porsche expressed “stone chips”. Now as you suggest another cause, I suspect same as you so, since the crest is actually rather hard and sustainable.

Either way what caused it, the damage was surely not there before delivery. It would be a small “gesture” for Porsche to replace what they damaged., including the PPF. I think it is not a greatest idea to treat a customer who recently bought 200K Porsche like this.

We'll see if they reason a little wiser after a while

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[Arno]

I demonted the Porsche crest to get a closer look and take some better pictures. Thin layers are coming off in bits and pieces. No doubt about it, something is dodgy about this emblem. Looks good from far - but far from good. Hmmm . . . ? Very strange!

 

[Mike in CA]

Well, something that certainly looks like clear coat is coming off regardless of what the dealership says about no clear coat on the emblem.

In any event, you should take that demounted crest to your Porsche center and let the geniuses there explain to you what IS peeling off and how it could be possible for "stone chips" to cause the problem, especially on the edges.

On an almost new vehicle, it's clearly a defect of some kind.

 

[Arno]

The peeling started exactly the same on topside and then developed on the edges. To begin with, it looked rather ugly until it somewhat looked better but changed gloss. Presumably it would have continued until it all “something” came off. I don’t know what it was, and will probably never find out.

I just received a message from the dealer today. A new Porsche crest emblem is now ordered and will be sent me. This defect should have been handled appropriate from the start though, so we could avoid all this fuzz and irritation. But then again, better late than never. I will have the PPF replaced myself.

The issue is now behind me, and case closed ? ?

 

[Arno]

Apparently I´m not the only one with the problem coating peeling on the crest emblem. Are we seeing more of this on the Taycan and other Porsche models as time go by? Fast forward to 27 sec in the video and take a look:

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